WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio—The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 19 graduating Airmen and Guardians at a ceremony May 8, 2025, in the Wright-Patt Club.
The guest speaker, class mentor Chief Master Sgt. Kari Otto, Air Force Material Command, told Class 25-D to take pride in their accomplishment.
“We gather not only to celebrate your achievement,” Otto said. “But to mark a momentous moment of transition, a deliberate step from being technical experts to becoming frontline leaders.”
She also stressed the new supervisors should continue to take meaningful steps.
“The theme I want to leave you with today is simple, be deliberate,” she said. “Do nothing by accident. Lead with purpose and live with intention.”
The Airman Leadership Course is a requirement of Airmen and Guardians selected for the rank of staff sergeant. The graduates of ALS Class 25-D are:
88th Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron
Senior Airman Kyla Depuydt (Academic Achievement Award)
88th Force Support Squadron
Senior Airman Trinity Clark (Academic Achievement Award)
88th Health Care Operations Squadron
Senior Airman Jesse Gonzales
Senior Airman Roy Parson Jr.
Senior Airman Tanner Shasteen (John L. Levitow Award, top graduate)
88th Medical Support Squadron
Senior Airman Kejwaun Mack
88th Security Forces Squadron
Senior Airman Alexander Pereira-Vinas
Senior Airman Aminah Thomas
788th Civil Engineer Squadron
Senior Airman Austin Williams
73rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron
Sgt. Bradley McQuire (Leadership and Distingushed Graduate Awards)
Specialist Four Jalen Pettiford
Sgt. Christian Ansley
76th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron
Specialist Four Andre Williams
137th Intelligence Squadron
Senior Airman Joseph Miranda-Hines
179th Cyberspace Wing
Senior Airman Aza Swansinger
445th Aerospace Medical Staging Squadron
Senior Airman Pooja Patel
National Air and Space Intelligence Center
Senior Airman Payton Alexander
Senior Airman Samantha Lee
United States School of Aerospace Medicine
Senior Airman Jonathon Farmer